Highlights - Release Areas W09-6, W09-7 and W09-8, Northern Exmouth Plateau, Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia
In this section
Bids Close - 29 April 2010
- Designated Frontier Area Tax Concession applies to Release Areas W09-6, W09-7 and W09-8.
- Deepwater frontier of Australia's premier hydrocarbon province.
- Large un-drilled Release Areas with potential for new play types.
- Triassic coal measures and carbonate reef facies intersected in Ocean Drilling Program stratigraphic wells.
- Fault block and structural/stratigraphic traps.
- New multi-client 2D seismic grid available.
- Special Notices apply, refer to Guidance Notes.
Northern Exmouth Plateau Play elements
Source | Potential Triassic source rocks - coaly fluvio-deltaic Mungaroo facies (Norian coals intersected in ODP drilling); and possible marine source rocks predicted in Early Triassic Locker Shale |
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Reservoir | Triassic fluvio-deltaic sandstones and Late Triassic carbonate reefal limestones |
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Seal | Regional seal - Cretaceous deepwater shales |
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Traps | Triassic fault block traps, potential reefal stratigraphic traps |
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Infrastructure and Markets | Frontier area with no established infrastructure, over 200 km from Rankin Trend export LNG development, potential for FPOS or floating LNG |
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Graticular Block Listing
Release Area W09-6, Northern Exmouth Plateau, Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia
Map Sheet SE 50 (Rowley Shoals)
583 | 584 | 585 | 586 | 587 | 653 |
654 | 655 | 656 | 657 | 658 | 659 |
724 | 725 | 726 | 727 | 728 | 729 |
730 | 731 | 795 | 796 | 797 | 798 |
799 | 800 | 801 | 802 | 803 | 867 |
868 | 869 | 870 | 871 | 872 | 873 |
874 | 875 | 939 | 940 | 941 | 942 |
943 | 944 | 945 | 946 | 947 | 1011 |
1012 | 1013 | 1014 | 1015 | 1016 | 1017 |
1018 | 1019 | 1083 | 1084 | 1085 | 1086 |
1087 | 1088 | 1089 | 1090 | 1091 | 1155 |
1156 | 1157 | 1158 | 1159 | 1160 | 1161 |
1162 | 1163 | 1227 | 1228 | 1229 | 1230 |
1231 | 1232 | 1233 | 1234 | 1235 | 1299 |
1300 | 1301 | 1302 | 1303 | 1304 | 1305 |
1306 | 1307 | | | | |
Assessed to contain 92 full blocks
Release Area W09-7, Northern Exmouth Plateau, Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia
Map Sheet SE 50 (Rowley Shoals)
448 | 449 | 450 | 451 | 518 | 519 |
520 | 521 | 522 | 523 | 524 | 588 |
589 | 590 | 591 | 592 | 593 | 594 |
595 | 596 | 660 | 661 | 662 | 663 |
664 | 665 | 666 | 667 | 668 | 732 |
733 | 734 | 735 | 736 | 737 | 738 |
739 | 740 | 804 | 805 | 806 | 807 |
808 | 809 | 810 | 811 | 812 | 876 |
877 | 878 | 879 | 880 | 881 | 882 |
883 | 884 | 948 | 949 | 950 | 951 |
952 | 953 | 954 | 955 | 956 | 1020 |
1021 | 1022 | 1023 | 1024 | 1025 | 1026 |
1027 | 1028 | 1092 | 1093 | 1094 | 1095 |
1096 | 1097 | 1098 | 1099 | 1100 | 1164 |
1165 | 1166 | 1167 | 1168 | 1169 | 1170 |
1171 | 1172 | 1236 | 1237 | 1238 | 1239 |
1240 | 1241 | 1242 | 1243 | 1244 | 1308 |
1309 | 1310 | 1311 | 1312 | 1313 | 1314 |
1315 | 1316 | | | | |
Assessed to contain 110 full blocks
Release Area W09-8, Northern Exmouth Plateau, Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia
Map Sheet SE 50 (Rowley Shoals)
459 | 460 | 525 | 530 | 531 | 532 |
597 | 598 | 599 | 600 | 601 | 602 |
603 | 604 | 669 | 670 | 671 | 672 |
673 | 674 | 675 | 676 | 741 | 742 |
743 | 744 | 745 | 746 | 747 | 748 |
813 | 814 | 815 | 816 | 817 | 818 |
819 | 820 | 885 | 886 | 887 | 888 |
889 | 890 | 891 | 892 | 957 | 958 |
959 | 960 | 961 | 962 | 963 | 964 |
1029 | 1030 | 1031 | 1032 | 1033 | 1034 |
1035 | 1036 | 1101 | 1102 | 1103 | 1104 |
1105 | 1106 | 1107 | 1108 | 1173 | 1174 |
1175 | 1176 | 1177 | 1178 | 1179 | 1180 |
1245 | 1246 | 1247 | 1248 | 1249 | 1250 |
1251 | 1252 | 1317 | 1318 | 1319 | 1320 |
1321 | 1322 | 1323 | 1324 | | |
Assessed to contain 94 full blocks
Graticular Block Map